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Lifespan and service

Vehicle Lifespan & Service History

Browse estimated lifespan by brand. Model pages use scrapped-vehicle mileage. Service records are a separate check.

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  • Expected life
  • MOT history
  • Mileage
  • Service context
  • MOT-based view
  • Mileage included
  • No account needed
  • LifespanHow long similar cars last
  • MOT historyPasses, fails and advisories
  • MileageHow this car has been used
  • ServiceContext before you buy

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What does our Vehicle Check include?

Estimated lifespan

Model pages show an estimated lifespan in miles, by year and fuel type, from scrapped vehicles of that make and model.

Scrapped mileage

The same table shows the average mileage of those scrapped vehicles, and the sample size for the row.

Year and fuel rows

Figures are split by model year and fuel type. A missing row means we do not hold that combination.

Not one car

The estimate is a model average from scrapped vehicles. It is not a prediction for the car you are looking at.

Reliability, separately

MOT pass rates and common issues are on the reliability pages, linked below. Those are MOT aggregates, not this lifespan table.

No service book

This page does not show servicing stamps or a digital service book. Service history is a separate check.

Browse Vehicle Lifespan by Brand

Select a manufacturer to see estimated lifespan and average scrapped mileage by model.

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Browse Reliability Ratings by Brand

MOT pass rate, common issues and mileage median by model. Separate from the lifespan table.

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Lifespan on the model pages

Open a brand, then a model. The table lists estimated lifespan and the average mileage of scrapped vehicles of that make, model, year and fuel type, with the sample size for the row.

Those figures describe scrapped vehicles of that model. They are not a forecast for one car, and they are not a service book.

Service history is separate

This page does not show garage stamps or a digital service record. That check is the service history check. A registration entered above runs the free vehicle report: MOT status and history, tax status, and a VehicleScore out of 999.

Related pages

MOT pass rates and common issues are on the reliability check. Mileage for one registration is on the mileage check. One vehicle’s MOT history is also on the GOV.UK MOT history checker.

Frequently Asked Questions

Estimated lifespan, average mileage of scrapped vehicles, and the sample size, by year and fuel type.

Open a brand below, then a model, to see the table.

From the average mileage of scrapped vehicles of that make, model, year and fuel type. The table shows that scrapped-mileage average and an estimated lifespan.

It is a model figure. It does not say how far a particular car will go.

No. There is no service book on this page. Service history is a separate check.

A registration lookup here is the free vehicle report: MOT status and history, tax status, make, model, year, colour, fuel, and a VehicleScore out of 999. It is not a service record.

Yes. Browse by brand and open each model’s lifespan table. Reliability pages, linked further down, show MOT pass rates for models separately.

A service book, an inspection of one car, finance, stolen, write-off or a sale price.